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Project management for Idiots: Part 1 – Some Basics
Here are five thoughts about project management from my recent course at the Business School at Auckland University. All knowledge work is project work. Tidying my room is not a project. Other people are necessary. There is a budget. There is a framework. This is part of my non-MBA, MBA. It’s the second in my…
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The Future of Work is Project Work
The future of work, at least for me, is project work. At least it seems that way at the moment. So… welcome to the new work order. But project management is really one of my blindspots. Working in education, I have a background in training, not project management, or any kind of management really. I’m…
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How to Build a Do-It-Yourself non-MBA, MBA
Who’s got time to do an MBA. Not me… that’s for sure. Don’t get me wrong. There are plenty of great people out there with great skills. Some of these people even have MBAs. I can see the need to reskill and upskill. Especially in this weird economy. However, I haven’t got time for another…
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Critical Thinking in the Age of Disruption: Executive Education at the University of Auckland
One of my goals this year has been to try and put together a kind of DIY MBA for myself. Not really a proper MBA, mind you… who’s got time for that? I like my marriage. What I mean is more of a collection of training and inputs from sources outside of what I would…
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Niho Taniwha – An Adaptable 9-Part Framework for Promoting Strength and Resilience in Education
Introducing niho taniwha – The teeth of the taniwha This is an idea for discussion. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now: What’s a model that allows us to bring together all the things that we know and do in education including the infrastructure tools and support mechanisms? Here’s a possible answer above.…
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What is cultural competency? What does cultural competency mean in education?
Here’s one definition adapted from what others have said: Culturally competent means possessing the knowledge, skills, and values required to achieve a better understanding of, and enhance relationships with learners of different cultures. I wanted to share this for a couple of reasons. One is that it’s more topical than ever. Another is that it’s potentially…
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12 Reasons Education Is A Wicked Problem (AKA What’s Broken In Education And How Do We Fix It?)
Education is a wicked problem (AKA What’s broken in education and how do we fix it?)
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Service Design Thinking: Thanks to the University of Auckland Business School for the shout out
Updated: In collaboration with the University of Auckland Business School, get 10% off the course fees for Service Design Thinking at checkout by using this code before the end of 2018: GRAEME10 I blogged recently about the Service Design Thinking course I did through the University of Auckland’s Business School and Executive Education programme. It was…
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NZQA is looking for consultation on micro-credentials
Micro-credentials and digital badging are things that I’ve been thinking about for a while. There have been some great discussions over recent months about this. I’m currently looking at learning more about how digital badging might work in a range of contexts including foundation learning. NZQA is looking to join the conversation. They are asking…
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How to teach academic writing in 160 pages or less…
Here’s another thing that I’ve been reluctant to throw out until now… Twenty years ago I took over coordinating an academic writing course for speakers of English as a second language at the university where I had just been employed. The academic writing course they had was OK, but it was kind of hard to…